10th-Grade Study Guide

Provide an example of 2nd-person voice.

• You should try this cake.

• He should try this cake.

• I should try this cake.

• They should try this cake.

Provide an example of passive voice.

• The mouse was chased by the cat.

• The cat chased the mouse.

• The mouse eats cheese.

• The cat is sleeping.

Structure is defined as:

• The meaning of unfamiliar words in a passage

• How a text is organized

• The main idea or theme of a story

• The characters and setting in a fictional narrative

Provide an example of past tense.

• He played soccer yesterday.

• He will play soccer tomorrow.

• He is playing soccer now.

• He plays soccer every day.

Define Setting.

• The time and place in which a story takes place.

• The main character of a story.

• The conflict in a story.

• The theme of a story.

Provide an example of 1st-person voice.

• I went to the store.

• You went to the store.

• He went to the store.

• They went to the store.

Provide an example of present tense.

• She reads every morning.

• She read every morning.

• She will read every morning.

• She had read every morning.

The Present Perfect tense is defined as:

• An action that happened at a specific time in the past

• An action that started in the past and continues to the present or has relevance to the present

• An action that will happen in the future

• An action that is happening right now

The Future tense is defined as:

• An action that happened in the past

• An action that is happening now

• An action that will happen in the future

• An action that is habitual

Define the Central idea.

• The main point or message of a text.

• The setting of a story.

• The list of characters in a story.

• The conflict in a story.